Killer Joe

For Labor Day, Disney re-released The Avengers so we started looking for malls and/or other films that we could pair it with. We discovered this movie we'd never heard of called Killer Joe. It stars Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch, was described as a very dark comedy and rated NC-17. We were intrigued. We'd never gone to a NC-17 before. She didn't believe me that they would card her but they totally did.

I wasn't sure what to think of Killer Joe from a female perspective. There's a lot of misogyny going on but then, I was forced to realize how basically everyone in it was an asshole. I think there's a special name for that but I can't think of it. The ending also almost turned it into a movie about a young woman finally achieving female empowerment over the men manipulating her life. Juno Temple was AWESOME. It turns out she was Selina's roommate in Dark Knight Rises. She's definitely one to watch in the future.

Okay, I used to think of Matthew McConaughey as being like Vince Vaughn...doesn't really act, he's just himself in every role but with the last two films I've seen, McConaughey has totally changed my mind. Under different circumstances, he would have been mentioned at awards time. He was AMAZING. Ooh, it turns out he is up for an Independent Spirit Award.

However, it is NC-17 for good reasons; lots of violence, sex and nudity of all sorts.

The Avengers

The Avengers

September 4, 2012

We didn't feel like doing a double feature with The Avengers and Killer Joe so we left. However, we got back home in time for the 7 PM showing at the local theatre. It had been exactly four months since our first viewing. This was our ninth. Since the movie had not been showing since June and was suddenly bought back, the cinema had to buy a movie poster from K-Mart. It was definitely NOT the typical size, lol.

We were banking on trailers to make sure we got there in time. NO TRAILERS! We made it with popcorn in time for Coulson in his sun-glassed glory to be waiting on Fury, or as my mom put it, "We really didn't miss anything important..."

Another sign of the local theatre being completely unprepared was the framing. It was horrible. During THAT scene with Fury and Coulson aka Coulson's last scene, his head was completely chopped off at times. I also thought the sides looked odd but this wasn't confirmed until the group shot where Natasha and the scepter were missing.

However, we love the movie no matter what. Have I mentioned what I really love about that scene when Bruce and Steve first step aboard the Helicarrier's command deck? I love how the music mimics Soarin' from Epcot.